Villa in Contrada Santa Palagina
Metaponto Lido Villetta all'interno del Metatur Village, su un unico livello - Ampio soggiorno con cucina open space arredata come da foto - Una camera matrimoniale - Una camera con 2 lettini - Bagno completo, con finestra - Giardino con ampia veranda e doccia esterna. - Posto auto riservato Il villaggio offre animazione, servizio navetta...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 plus an estimated €200/m² for a likely habitable holiday villa, the effective cost is about €1,500/m², far above the Basilicata baseline of €317/m². The 1 km sea location, garden, parking and village amenities add value, but the missing condition and technical data limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, well-kept seaside villa with a generous tiled veranda, leafy private garden, outdoor shower, parking, and a bright open-plan living/kitchen area. It lacks historic character or a proven view, but the condition and immediate livability make it much more compelling than a renovation project—especially for a relaxed coastal base near Metaponto.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- This is a holiday-village property, so verify year-round access, services, and running costs.
- The interiors are clean and usable but fairly basic and dated rather than distinctive.
- No sea view is shown; the beach is listed as approximately 1 km away.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 58/100The cluster is on the Ionian coastal plain near the mouth of the Basento, with flat agricultural land and low coastal dunes. The Metaponto littoral is within the local area, with sandy beaches and pine woods behind parts of the shore. Bernalda has a substantial historic centre on higher ground, and Metaponto nearby has the archaeological area of the Greek colony of Metapontum with temple remains and museum collections. Matera is the nearest major city of note for services and rail connections. This part of Basilicata is known for agriculture on the coastal plain and for the Magna Graecia archaeological sites around Metaponto.